When Is 18 Melpomene Visible During the Year?
See how 18 Melpomene visibility changes through the year from your location. The graph shows its seasonal observing windows, while the table gives rise, transit and set times for selected dates.
18 Melpomene will remain visible until November 26, when it moves too close to the Sun and temporarily disappears from the night sky.
Best Months to See 18 Melpomene
Based on the amount of time 18 Melpomene is above the horizon during dark or twilight hours, the strongest observing months in the next year are September 2026, October 2026, November 2026.
18 Melpomene Visibility Throughout the Year
18 Melpomene visibility on 2026-09-07
18 Melpomene Visible from sunset until early morning
18 Melpomene rise and set timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| 18 Melpomene rise | 13:36 | |
| Moonset | 14:56 | 14° |
| Sunset | 17:27 | 33° |
| Civil sunset | 17:55 | 35° |
| Twilight start | 18:26 | 36° |
| 18 Melpomene transit | 18:42 | 36° |
| Astronomical observing session begins | 18:58 | 36° |
Moonrise, 21% illuminated  | 23:21 | 5° |
| 18 Melpomene set | 23:47 | |
| Astronomical observing session ends | 03:13 | -40° |
Track 18 Melpomene Position Throughout the Night
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18 Melpomene Rise, Transit and Set Times by Date
| Date | Rise — Set | Transit | Twilight | Coordinates | |||||
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| 2026-09-07 | 13:37 - 23:47 | 18:42 | 17:23 - 04:41 | RA: 18h 39m 32s", Dec: -16° 57' 00s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-14 | 13:16 - 23:22 | 18:19 | 17:12 - 04:47 | RA: 18h 44m 09s", Dec: -17° 41' 59s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-21 | 12:56 - 22:56 | 17:56 | 17:02 - 04:53 | RA: 18h 48m 46s", Dec: -18° 23' 26s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-09-28 | 12:38 - 22:35 | 17:36 | 16:51 - 04:59 | RA: 18h 56m 23s", Dec: -18° 57' 52s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-05 | 12:21 - 22:14 | 17:18 | 16:40 - 05:05 | RA: 19h 05m 18s", Dec: -19° 26' 10s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-12 | 12:05 - 21:55 | 17:00 | 16:30 - 05:11 | RA: 19h 15m 23s", Dec: -19° 47' 54s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-19 | 11:49 - 21:38 | 16:44 | 16:21 - 05:18 | RA: 19h 26m 32s", Dec: -20° 02' 40s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-10-26 | 11:34 - 21:22 | 16:28 | 16:12 - 05:24 | RA: 19h 38m 36s", Dec: -20° 10' 11s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-02 | 11:19 - 21:08 | 16:13 | 16:04 - 05:32 | RA: 19h 51m 30s", Dec: -20° 10' 11s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-09 | 11:05 - 20:54 | 16:00 | 15:57 - 05:39 | RA: 20h 05m 06s", Dec: -20° 02' 29s @ Sagittarius | |||||
| 2026-11-16 | 10:51 - 20:42 | 15:46 | 15:51 - 05:46 | RA: 20h 19m 19s", Dec: -19° 46' 59s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-23 | 10:37 - 20:30 | 15:33 | 15:47 - 05:53 | RA: 20h 34m 03s", Dec: -19° 23' 39s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-11-30 | 10:22 - 20:20 | 15:21 | 15:45 - 06:00 | RA: 20h 49m 13s", Dec: -18° 52' 32s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-07 | 10:08 - 20:10 | 15:09 | 15:44 - 06:07 | RA: 21h 04m 44s", Dec: -18° 13' 48s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-14 | 09:50 - 19:57 | 14:53 | 15:45 - 06:12 | RA: 21h 20m 32s", Dec: -17° 27' 39s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-21 | 09:35 - 19:48 | 14:42 | 15:47 - 06:17 | RA: 21h 36m 34s", Dec: -16° 34' 24s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2026-12-28 | 09:20 - 19:40 | 14:30 | 15:51 - 06:19 | RA: 21h 52m 47s", Dec: -15° 34' 26s @ Capricornus | |||||
| 2027-01-04 | 09:05 - 19:33 | 14:19 | 15:56 - 06:21 | RA: 22h 09m 07s", Dec: -14° 28' 11s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-11 | 08:50 - 19:26 | 14:08 | 16:03 - 06:20 | RA: 22h 25m 34s", Dec: -13° 16' 12s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-18 | 08:35 - 19:19 | 13:57 | 16:10 - 06:19 | RA: 22h 42m 04s", Dec: -11° 59' 00s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-01-25 | 08:20 - 19:12 | 13:46 | 16:17 - 06:15 | RA: 22h 58m 37s", Dec: -10° 37' 15s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-01 | 08:04 - 19:06 | 13:35 | 16:25 - 06:10 | RA: 23h 15m 12s", Dec: -9° 11' 33s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-08 | 07:49 - 18:59 | 13:24 | 16:33 - 06:04 | RA: 23h 31m 48s", Dec: -7° 42' 37s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-15 | 07:33 - 18:53 | 13:13 | 16:40 - 05:56 | RA: 23h 48m 26s", Dec: -6° 11' 07s @ Aquarius | |||||
| 2027-02-22 | 07:17 - 18:47 | 13:02 | 16:48 - 05:48 | RA: 00h 05m 06s", Dec: -4° 37' 47s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-01 | 07:02 - 18:41 | 12:51 | 16:55 - 05:38 | RA: 00h 21m 46s", Dec: -3° 03' 21s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-03-08 | 06:46 - 18:35 | 12:40 | 17:01 - 05:28 | RA: 00h 38m 29s", Dec: -1° 28' 31s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-15 | 06:30 - 18:29 | 12:30 | 17:08 - 05:18 | RA: 00h 55m 14s", Dec: 00° 05' 59s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-22 | 06:15 - 18:23 | 12:19 | 17:14 - 05:08 | RA: 01h 12m 01s", Dec: 01° 39' 27s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-03-29 | 05:59 - 18:17 | 12:08 | 17:21 - 04:57 | RA: 01h 28m 52s", Dec: 03° 11' 11s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-05 | 05:44 - 18:11 | 11:57 | 17:27 - 04:47 | RA: 01h 45m 46s", Dec: 04° 40' 30s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-12 | 05:29 - 18:04 | 11:47 | 17:33 - 04:37 | RA: 02h 02m 44s", Dec: 06° 06' 47s @ Pisces | |||||
| 2027-04-19 | 05:14 - 17:58 | 11:36 | 17:39 - 04:27 | RA: 02h 19m 45s", Dec: 07° 29' 23s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-04-26 | 05:00 - 17:52 | 11:26 | 17:46 - 04:18 | RA: 02h 36m 50s", Dec: 08° 47' 45s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-05-03 | 04:45 - 17:45 | 11:15 | 17:52 - 04:10 | RA: 02h 53m 59s", Dec: 10° 01' 20s @ Cetus | |||||
| 2027-05-10 | 04:31 - 17:38 | 11:05 | 17:58 - 04:03 | RA: 03h 11m 10s", Dec: 11° 09' 39s @ Aries | |||||
| 2027-05-17 | 04:18 - 17:31 | 10:55 | 18:04 - 03:57 | RA: 03h 28m 23s", Dec: 12° 12' 16s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-24 | 04:04 - 17:24 | 10:44 | 18:10 - 03:52 | RA: 03h 45m 37s", Dec: 13° 08' 48s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-05-31 | 03:51 - 17:17 | 10:34 | 18:15 - 03:48 | RA: 04h 02m 50s", Dec: 13° 58' 58s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-07 | 03:38 - 17:09 | 10:24 | 18:19 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 20m 02s", Dec: 14° 42' 31s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-14 | 03:26 - 17:00 | 10:13 | 18:23 - 03:45 | RA: 04h 37m 10s", Dec: 15° 19' 17s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-21 | 03:14 - 16:51 | 10:03 | 18:25 - 03:46 | RA: 04h 54m 13s", Dec: 15° 49' 10s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-06-28 | 03:02 - 16:42 | 09:52 | 18:26 - 03:48 | RA: 05h 11m 09s", Dec: 16° 12' 09s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-05 | 02:50 - 16:32 | 09:41 | 18:26 - 03:51 | RA: 05h 27m 55s", Dec: 16° 28' 16s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-12 | 02:39 - 16:22 | 09:30 | 18:24 - 03:56 | RA: 05h 44m 29s", Dec: 16° 37' 40s @ Taurus | |||||
| 2027-07-19 | 02:27 - 16:11 | 09:19 | 18:20 - 04:00 | RA: 06h 00m 50s", Dec: 16° 40' 31s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-07-26 | 02:16 - 15:59 | 09:07 | 18:15 - 04:06 | RA: 06h 16m 55s", Dec: 16° 37' 05s @ Orion | |||||
| 2027-08-02 | 02:05 - 15:47 | 08:56 | 18:09 - 04:11 | RA: 06h 32m 43s", Dec: 16° 27' 41s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-09 | 01:53 - 15:34 | 08:44 | 18:02 - 04:17 | RA: 06h 48m 10s", Dec: 16° 12' 40s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-16 | 01:42 - 15:20 | 08:31 | 17:54 - 04:23 | RA: 07h 03m 16s", Dec: 15° 52' 29s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-23 | 01:31 - 15:06 | 08:18 | 17:45 - 04:29 | RA: 07h 17m 58s", Dec: 15° 27' 34s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-08-30 | 01:19 - 14:51 | 08:05 | 17:35 - 04:35 | RA: 07h 32m 15s", Dec: 14° 58' 27s @ Gemini | |||||
| 2027-09-06 | 01:07 - 14:35 | 07:51 | 17:25 - 04:40 | RA: 07h 46m 05s", Dec: 14° 25' 38s @ Gemini | |||||